This contest is a "Lasts Longest" contest for the Final Event of the WSOP starting in a little more than a week.

Here are the Rules:
1) You must be a club member to play - This assures us that all players are bound by the club code of ethics.

2) Each entry chooses one player and promises one $5 chip in nice condition.

3) You can enter as many times as you like but for each entry you must commit another chip. That would for example give you 4 different guesses for 4 chips.

4) Only players finishing in the money will qualify for a win. If no one chooses a player that finishes in the money, there will be no winner.

5) The player to finish with the highest rank in the money wins. So even if places 149-160 pay the same, the actual ranking determines the winner. If more than one enterant picks a player and that player wins, the prize pool will be split among those that picked that player.

6) I will keep track of all players picks and make the announcement of the winner when the event has concluded.

7) All losing players will mail thier chip directly to the winner.

8) You must post your name and member number along with your guess in answer to this post.

All players getting paid should be listed so there is no argument about what place someone went out. With 8000 players the main event should pay about 800 so there is an excellent chance someone picked will place.

Good Luck to all,
Doug

Here is a full list of players that are expected so far and the total of $5 chips they owe. Looks like we are only a few days into the contest and have 59 entrys.

2006 WSOP Main Event
"Lasts Longest" Pool

Club Member / Player

Doug Smith
(4 Chips Total)
Juan Carlos Mortenson
Andy Bloch
Dan Harrington
Daniel Negreanu

Dennis Shoop
(3 Chips Total)
Chris Ferguson
Jennefer Harmon
Doyle Brunson

Nancy Shoop
(3 Chips Total)
Phil Ivey
Daniel Negreanu
Johnny Chan

Gene Trimble
(1 Chip Total)
Benton Blakeman

Ross Poppel
(2 Chips Total)
Mike Matusow
Bill Chen

Jerry Canzoneri
(2 Chips Total)
Mike Mizrachi
Gavin Smith

Ellen Springer
(3 Chips Total)
Mike Mizrachi
Rob Mizrachi
Phil Ivey

Michael Clemente
(3 Chips Total)
Nam Le
Mike Mizrachi
Phil Hellmuth

Tom Leggio
(2 Chips Total)
Dana Parham
Dan Harrington

Andy Lowin
(2 Chips Total)
Mike Mizrachi
Ram Vaswani

Jim Skistimas
(2 Chips Total)
Sammy Farha
Dewey Tomko

Andy Hughes
(8 Chips Total)
Chris Ferguson
Dan Harrington
Phil Ivey
Allen Cunningham
Robert Turner
Bill Chen
Yosh Nakano
Jerrod Ankenman

Tim Miller
(2 Chips Total)
David Williams
Nam Lee

Justin Ferris
(2 Chips Total)
Eric Seidel
Phil Ivey

Paul Sax
(1 Chip Total)
Barry Greenstein

Don Logerwell
(3 Chips Total)
Gus Hansen
Josh Arieh
Mark Seif

Bob Orme
(4 Chips Total)
John Juanda
(Miami) John Cerruto
Phil Gordon
Humberto Brenes

Ron Mollica
(4 Chips Total)
"Cowboy" Kenna James
Phil "The Unabomber" Laak
"Devilfish" Ulliott
Hassan Habib

Dennis Garnier
(4 Chips Total)
Mike Mizrachi
Dan Harrington
John Hoang
Greg "fossilman" Raymer

Ed Badger
(2 Chips Total)
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Ivey

Steve Perry
(2 Chips Total)
Gus Hanson
Joe Hackem